Since the dietary regimen rich in fruits is being widely recognized and encouraged, Citrus L.
fruits have been growing in popularity worldwide due to their high amounts of health …

Citrus medica (Citron) is an underutilized fruit plant having various bioactive components in
all parts of the plant. The major bioactive compounds present are iso-limonene, citral …

Although remarkable progress has been made toward understanding carotenoid
biosynthesis, the mechanisms that regulate the transcription of carotenogenic genes remain …

Chromoplast-specific lycopene β-cyclase (LCYb2) is a critical carotenogenic enzyme, which
controls the massive accumulation of downstream carotenoids, especially provitamin A …

Different edible tissues of citrus fruit, namely juice sacs (JS), segment membrane (SM), and
segment (Seg), of four species, were examined for contents of bioactive compounds and …

Carotenoids and apocarotenoids act as phytohormones and volatile precursors that
influence plant development and confer aesthetic and nutritional value critical to consumer …

Citrus is the first tree crop in terms of fruit production. The colour of Citrus fruit is one of the
main quality attributes, caused by the accumulation of carotenoids and their derivative C30 …

During the last decade, there has been a continuous rise in consumption and global
marketing of fresh, easy‐to‐peel mandarins, with current annual production of nearly 29 …

Carotenoids in citrus contribute to the quality of the fruit, but the mechanism of its
transcriptional regulation is fairly unknown. Here, we characterized a citrus FRUITFULL sub …

External colour of Citrus fruits is one of the most important quality traits and a decisive factor
for consumer acceptance. Pigmentation of fruit peel is highly diverse among the different …